Emergence of Russia (Part I) Quiz

From where did the Slavic tribes migrate around 400 A.D. (C.E.)?

• Scandinavia

• Central Europe

• The Baltic Sea

• The Black Sea

Who were the first people to establish early states in the region between the Black Sea and the Baltic Sea?

• The Vikings

• The Rus

• The Slavic tribes

• The Byzantines

What did the Slavs call the invaders from Scandinavia and the Baltic Sea?

• The Normans

• The Rus

• The Varangians

• The Goths

Who was elected the ruler of Novgorod in 860 A.D. (C.E.)?

• Oleg of Novgorod

• St. Cyril

• Rurik

• Methodius

What dynasty did Rurik establish?

• The Romanov Dynasty

• The Rurik Dynasty

• The Oleg Dynasty

• The Kiev Dynasty

Which city did Oleg of Novgorod conquer to make it the new capital?

• Novgorod

• Constantinople

• Kiev

• Moscow

Who adapted the Greek alphabet to the Slavic language?

• Oleg of Novgorod

• Rurik

• St. Cyril

• Methodius

Which city was known as the 'Mother of Rus' cities'?

• Moscow

• Novgorod

• Kiev

• Constantinople

What significant event marked the beginning of the Kievan Rus' era?

• The adoption of Christianity by Vladimir the Great

• The founding of Novgorod by Rurik

• The signing of the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk

• The Battle of the Neva

What was the primary trade route for the Kievan Rus'?

• The Silk Road

• The Amber Road

• The route from the Varangians to the Greeks

• The Trans-Saharan trade route